Mad #19
(January 1955)

EC, 1952 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Educational Comics Inc.
Brand
EC An Entertaining Comic
Editing
Harvey Kurtzman (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Character appearances, Department names and other miscellaneous info for this issue added by Donald Dale Milne, December 2008.

[racing sheet] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
A parody of horse race results.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Panic; Mad / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman ?
Pencils
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder); ?
Inks
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder); ?
Letters
Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, I Said! You Can't Have My Copy of MAD!
Genre
satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. House ad for Panic and MAD subscriptions. Will Elder drawing grafted onto a 19th century Civil War print.

Mickey Rodent! (Table of Contents: 2)

Animation Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
Inks
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Ben Oda; Bill Elder

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody; humor
Characters
Mickey Rodent; Darnold Duck; Goony; Horace Horszneck; Pluted Pup; Minny Rodent; zookeeper; Professor
Synopsis
Mickey tricks Darnold into a zoo to get rid of him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of Walt Disney animated cartoons.
Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mad Mumblings / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Letters of comment from Fraklin Kambach, Pusan Korea; Caroline Raymond, Rockville MD; Suzi Hefferan, Richmond VA; Tommy Wright, Miami FL; Elaine Spiwak; Gene McWhorter, Longview TX; STanford Grossman, Detroit MI; A. Romano, Newark NJ; Jim Rusk; and Don Burdett, Checotah, OK
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.

Supermarkets! (Table of Contents: 4)

The American Scene Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Jack Davis (signed as JACK DAVIS)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed as JACK DAVIS)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Characters
Mr. Sturdley; Mrs. Sturdley; Superman (cameo)
Synopsis
A look at America's obsession with supermarkets, as the Sturdley's survive the rigors of shopping.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.

Puzzle Pages! (Table of Contents: 5)

Filler Dept. / activity / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
Inks
Bill Elder (credited as Will Elder) (signed)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Synopsis
A parody of comic book activity pages.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Piracy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Reed Crandall
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We Know You'll Enjoy...
Genre
historical

Indexer Notes

House ad for Piracy subscription with cover image of Piracy #2.

Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.

The Cane Mutiny! (Table of Contents: 7)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Inks
Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Characters
Willie Wonte; Lt. Feefer; Captain DeBris; Captain Kweeg; Van; Lt. Whitewald; Lt. Christian; Captain Bligh
Synopsis
A parody of the movie "The Caine Mutiny."
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.

Drawrof (Table of Contents: 8)

Report from Abroad / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman (credited as Yeldrums Serutan)
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Synopsis
An analysis of Antarctica, with all words printed backwards, as it is supposed to be the point of view of "backwards nations."
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit identified in The Mad Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4.

You, Too, Can Be Tough! (Table of Contents: 9)

Lightning Ju-Jitsu / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Ad for B-J Company's ju-jitsu lessons.

Television-Radio-Electronics (Table of Contents: 10)

National Schools Home Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Synopsis
An ad for National Schools training.

New Catalog of 3100 Novelties (Table of Contents: 11)

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Ad for Johnson Smith & Company's catalog.

Look 10 Mile Range Binoculars (Table of Contents: 12)

Graf-Optik Binoculars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Ad for International Binocular Company's Graf-optik Binoculars.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 13)

The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Ad for the FUNman's religious wall motto sales.

Indexer Notes

back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [racing sheet]
  2. 1. ["No, I Said! You Can't Have My Copy of MAD!"]
    Panic; Mad
  3. 2. Mickey Rodent!
    Animation Dept.
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Mad Mumblings
  5. 4. Supermarkets!
    The American Scene Dept.
  6. 5. Puzzle Pages!
    Filler Dept.
  7. 6. ["We Know You'll Enjoy..."]
    Piracy
  8. 7. The Cane Mutiny!
    Hollywood Dept.
  9. 8. Drawrof
    Report from Abroad
  10. 9. You, Too, Can Be Tough!
    Lightning Ju-Jitsu
  11. 10. Television-Radio-Electronics
    National Schools Home Training
  12. 11. New Catalog of 3100 Novelties
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  13. 12. Look 10 Mile Range Binoculars
    Graf-Optik Binoculars
  14. 13. Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given
    The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques
This issue was modified by, among others
  • mcomics
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Evan Shad
  • Jim Van Dore